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Media Defence welcomes release of Fahmy and Mohamed
MLDI welcomes the release, today, of Al Jazeera Journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed. They were pardoned by President Sisi
Charlie Hebdo and Hate Speech: Don’t Prosecute the Messenger
Nine months after their offices were attacked by Muslim extremists, Charlie Hebdo’s cartoonists are facing calls for prosecution for allegedly
Media Defence Intervenes in Key A2I Case
The Media Legal Defence Initiative has coordinated a coalition of organisations and submitted filed written comments with the Grand Chamber
Inter-American court orders RCTV reinstatement
In a recent ruling, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Venezuela to reinstate the broadcasting license of Radio Caracas
Phuketwan's journalists acquitted of defaming Thai Navy
On Tuesday 1 September, the Phuket Provincial Court dismissed all charges against the editor and a journalist for Thai news
Media Defence looking for new chief executive
The Board of Trustees of the Media Legal Defence Initiative is seeking a new Chief Executive Officer, to succeed Peter
Call for applications - litigation workshop
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION LITIGATION WORKSHOP JOHANNESBURG 16 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2015 The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) and the Southern
Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu released
On 9 July, Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu was released from prison, a year ahead of her scheduled release date. She
Phuketwan Editor Considers the Verdict on Rohingya Abuses and Media Freedom
The editor and a journalist for Thai news website Phuketwan, Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian, are about to go
Swaziland Supreme Court Releases Editor and Lawyer
On 30 June 2015, the Supreme Court in Swaziland ordered that human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko, and magazine editor, Bheki
Viet Nam Releases Dissident Lawyer
Blogger and human rights lawyer Le Quoc Quan was released on Saturday after serving a 30-month sentence in a Vietnamese
Manual on European Defamation Law
The Media Legal Defence Initiative and the International Press Institute have today published a powerful new tool for defending the